The Office of Homeland Security has authorized the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI)
to provide funding for supporting target-hardening activities to non-profit organizations that
are at high risk of facing a terrorist attack.

The program seeks to prepare non-profit organizations for a potential terrorist attack,
simultaneously helping to prepare the entire state and local areas. It is designed to prepare
public and private community representatives, state and local government agencies, and
Citizen Corps Councils by promoting coordination and collaboration in emergency situations.

Eligibility: Non-profit organizations that are at high risk of
experiencing an international terrorist attack.

The Department of Environmental Conservation will be issuing grants through the Environmental
Restoration Program, which aims to provide funding to qualified municipalities in an effort to
reimburse up to 90 percent of on-site eligible costs and 100 percent of off-site eligible costs for
site investigation and remediation activities. Once the remediation has taken place, the property
may then be reused for commercial, industrial, residential or public use. The purpose of the
Environmental Restoration Program is to help fund cleanup and redevelopment of properties that
have been contaminated with hazardous substances and/or petroleum.

Eligibility: Counties, cities, towns, villages, local public
authorities, public benefit corporations, school and supervisory districts and
improvement districts.

Funding: Contact the Department of Environmental
Conservation for figures.

Deadline: Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

For more information:
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Attn: Environmental Remediation
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233
518-402-9764derweb@gw.dec.state.ny.us

On the federal level...

Office of Public Health and Science

The Office of Public Health and Science is accepting applications from public and private non-profit
entities to establish projects that will operate voluntary family planning services, with priority given to
low-income families. Family planning services include clinical family planning and related preventative
health services; information, education and counseling related to family planning; and referral services
as indicated.

Eligibility: Public and private non-profit entities.

Funding: A total of $10.4 million is available.

Deadline: Monday, March 1, 2010.

For more information:
Maria Diaz
The Office of Public Health and
Science Office of Family Planning
26 Federal Plaza, Room 38-100
New York, NY 10278
212-264-2535maria.diaz@hhs.gov

Corporation for National & Community Service

The Corporation for National & Community Service is accepting applications for the
Learn and Serve America Higher Education program. The purpose of the program is to
support institutions of higher education that use innovative service-learning programming
to meet the needs of local communities. Learn and Serve America Higher Education
programs promote lifelong civic engagement in student participants. Grants will be
awarded to programs that focus on embedding service learning as a key component
of pre-service teacher curricula and/or professional development provided to in-service
teachers, and service learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM) disciplines.

Funding: A total of $6.8 million is available. Individual
awards are not to exceed $500,000.

Deadline: Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

For more information:
Learn and Serve America
1201 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20525
202-606-7510lsahighered@cns.gov

National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health are accepting applications from institutions and organizations
that propose to conceptualize, plan and pilot an innovative prototype of a national infrastructure
to mentor individuals from diverse backgrounds who are working in scientific domains. It is
expected that these networks will enhance the professional development of the participating
individuals, sustain their career trajectory through research independence and lead to scientific
advances that will help transform the understanding and treatment of mental illness and HIV/AIDS.

The Liz Claiborne Foundation supports non-profit organizations that offer essential job-readiness
training and access to tools that will help women who are victims of domestic violence or who are
transitioning from poverty achieve economic independence. Grants will be awarded to programs
that focus on long-term, broad-based solutions to poverty and improved access to economic
opportunities for low- and moderate-income women, including multi-dimensional job readiness,
adult education, vocational training, career advancement and enterprise development.

The Dr. Scholl Foundation is dedicated to providing financial assistance to non-profit
organizations that are committed to improving our world. Solutions to the problems of
the world depend on innovation, practicality, hard work and compassion.

The Grantsmanship Training Program offers grant-proposal training to non-profit
and government agencies.

The upcoming classes will be conducted by The Grantsmanship Center and are
restricted to a maximum of 30 participants. The cost is $895, which includes a
one-year enrollment in the Grantsmanship Center Alumni Membership Program.
A limited number of half-tuition scholarships are available to agencies with annual
budgets of less than $300,000.

Host: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County.

Location: Oriskany, N.Y.

When: Feb. 8-12, 2010.

For more information: Contact The Grantsmanship Center at
800-421-9512; or visit its Web site at www.tgci.com.

The Foundation Center

The Foundation Center has scheduled the following free training classes during February 2010:

Grantseeking Basics: Feb. 10, 24
Attendees will learn how the center’s resources can help make them more effective grantseekers.
For beginners, this introduction to the library provides instruction in foundation research and
identification of potential funders. A tour of the library will follow.

Proposal Writing Basics: Feb. 4
Attendees will learn about the basics of writing a proposal for their non-profit organizations.

How to Approach a Foundation: Feb. 11
Attendees will learn how to initiate contact with potential donors, plan calls and meetings, and build
partnerships with sponsors. This class is intended for fundraisers who have some experience but are
not experts.

In addition:

Classes are held at The Foundation Center, located at:
New York Library 79 Fifth Ave. 2nd Floor New York, NY 10003
Space is limited, so register as soon as possible.
For additional training opportunities, to register, or for more information, call 212-620-4230 or visit
www.foundationcenter.org.

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